A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

The 1852 novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" lends its name to a subway station, a street, and several shops on the edge of Berlin.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

Berlin's oldest surviving academic architecture hosted decades of animal dissections.

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.