Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.