The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.