The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.