Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

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

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

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

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.