A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

Quirky outsider art transforms this garden shop into a little stone fantasyland.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This 19th-century monument served an important purpose for fishermen thanks to its built-in barometer.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.