A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

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

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.