Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.