An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.