This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.