Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.