This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A tribute to the builder(s) of Bitcoin.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.