A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

Formerly a brutal Nazi colony, this Chilean village was remade as a (controversial) German-themed tourist trap.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

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

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.