This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

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

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.