The 10,000 Torii shrine.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

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

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.