A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A stick-sprouting statue watching a duo of disembodied dancing deities.

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.