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Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

New Plymouth, Idaho is the only U-shaped town in the United States.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

200-foot-high minaret and only remnant of Afghanistan's lost city of the Turquoise Mountain.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.

The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

Designed in the Romanesque style, this structure was once a fortress monastery.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.