One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.