Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

The world's northernmost ice hotel.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.