A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

The ruins of an abandoned crematorium haunt an eerie deserted German cemetery.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.