Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.