Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.