A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

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

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

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

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

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.