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

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

A statue of one of Mexico's founding fathers, located... not in Mexico

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.