Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

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

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.