A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.