A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

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

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.