These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

In a tower at this centuries-old castle, members of a noble family were imprisoned and left to starve.

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

This village in Bohemian Switzerland hosts more than 300 wood carvings inspired by fairytales, folklore, and other oddities, as well as a series of Communist-era tanks

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.

This small building is a living testament to the remoteness and warmth of the town that it represents.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.