The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.