One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.