Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

The abandoned shell of what would have been the Jordanian royal family's summer palace.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster.