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An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.