Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.