A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.

This serene wooded hilltop has a dark history as the climactic point of the Swedish witch trials.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.