The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

A giant chain sculpture that plays on the Māori myth that Rakiura (Stewart Island) is an anchor stone chained to the South Island.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.