Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.