If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

An elaborately decorated house sits on an otherwise quiet street.

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Numerous sculptures set along hiking trails symbolize and idealize the relationship between man and nature.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.