Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

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

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.