Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.