The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.

A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.

Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian fortress lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.

Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

A scene of a heinous act during a troubled period of Scottish history.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

Wander the locker-lined, terrazzo-floored halls and sleep in a former classroom at this unique inn.

This Tibetan and Naxi village's Honey Rose wine bears the mark of 19th-century French missionaries.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.