Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.