A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Giant money stones of Yap.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.