Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Two standing giants remain as a tribute to Luxembourg's metallurgical past.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.