The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

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

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.