A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

A tidal bore with its own festival.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

A flying saucer has landed for good in the middle of a tiny Canadian town.