A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

Some of the ancient-looking huts among these strange rock formations aren't ancient at all, but built as part of a movie set.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

Nature's slip and slide.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.