Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.