This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.

Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.

The abandoned club hides in the hills of Ibiza.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.

A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

This uniquely shaped rock formation is one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and gives spectacular views in all directions.

The site of the earliest colonial settlement in the Bahamas started as a place of religious refuge.

One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.

This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.