This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

The collar worn by a fourth-century saint resides in this church, and is still used for blessings to this day.

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

According to a local legend, this bridge was constructed by an astrologer with the help of the devil.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.