The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.