Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

The birthplace of a famous steak sauce still keeps its recipe a secret.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.