Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

Many generations ago, it was said that one could find celestial splendor in a lush meadow not far from this very marker according to the lore of the fictional world Kcymaerxthaere.

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

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.

Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.