What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

In a corner of Santiago's largest market, this inventive Mapuche eatery shows "ancestral cuisine" doesn't have to mean old-fashioned.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

Inside Cork's Kent station stands its country's longest-serving postbox.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.