The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.