A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

Largest maize maze in the Southern hemisphere built with GPS technology on more than two acres.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

A colonial-era fort with panoramic views across the East Timor-West Timor border, now home to a hotel.

Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian fortress lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Pripyat, now long-abandoned.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.