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

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.