According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.

A small town lost in the mountains of southern Italy hosts the childhood home of one of the most famous saints of the 20th century.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.