The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.