Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Museum of Fijian history, including its former tradition of cannibalism.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.