Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.