One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The magic's in the hole!

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.