The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

The magic's in the hole!

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.