Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

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

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

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

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.