A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."