One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

This mysterious chalk figure of a horse has been recreated and restored for more than a century.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.