A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.