The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.