This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

The whole world in one water tank.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.