These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

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

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.