Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

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

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

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

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

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.