Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.