Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.