Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

Artist Danielle Jacqui decorates nearly every inch of her home inside and out with her work.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.