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Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

This natural sandstone bridge hasn't been seen since the 1960s when Lake Powell covered it—until now.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.