The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This softball diamond has a culture all its own.

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

A museum that dives into Sweden’s maritime past through preserved shipwrecks and interactive exhibits.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.