Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.