Gateside, Scotland
Bunnet Stane
This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.
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Gateside, Scotland
This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Peñíscola, Spain
The blowhole bursts spectacularly right next to the buildings in a medieval seaside town.
Muraglione, Italy
Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Kilmacolm, Scotland
A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Aswan, Egypt
This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.
Aswan, Egypt
This eatery is emblematic of the connection between Jamaica and Nubia.
Aswan, Egypt
This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.
Lochwinnoch, Scotland
The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.
Johnstone, Scotland
A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.
Oviedo, Spain
The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.
Cuilapam de Guerrero, Mexico
This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.
Paris, France
The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Kyoto, Japan
It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Marco Island, Florida
Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.
Marco Island, Florida
Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.
Marco Island, Florida
Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.