A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

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

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.