Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

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

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.