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Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This steamship has been beautifully rusting off the coast of an Iranian island since the 1960s.

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.

It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Bermuda triangle lighthouse, site of mysterious disappearances, left to crumble into the Atlantic.

A steamer run aground near Bimini lives a second life as a playground for scuba divers.

Inhospitable caverns just beneath this island paradise offer insights into alien worlds.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.