Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

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

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.