Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

The world's longest known cave system.