A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.

The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

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

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

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

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

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.