The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.