A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

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 shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

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.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.