Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

These Honduran caves earned their magical nickname thanks to reflective bone deposits.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

This giant volcanic crater holds its very own field of salt.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

The remnants of a record-setting industrial bucket system can still be found dotting the Swedish countryside.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

This phantom island appeared on maps for over a century before amateur radio enthusiasts beat Google Earth to the punch in its "undiscovery."

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

The site of a devastating modern-day mud volcano eruption that buried parts of a village.