A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

This museum explores the tumultuous history of Lviv under Nazi and Soviet occupation.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.