Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

At 705 feet high, Brazil's "House of Stone" is the largest cave mouth in the world.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.