A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.