Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

This prehistoric site is home to the largest shell midden cluster in Japan.

Once a passageway that led to the Shaniwar Wada palace fort.

The best-preserved Roman site in India.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

This “grave” memorializes the 53 rakugo stories that were once banned by the national censorship.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.

Check out the 125-pound chocolate reindeer in the back of this candy shop.

The lasting remains of a historic spa.

The tomb of a pre-Hispanic governor, inside the vestiges of a Mesoamerican city.

This Norman church survived the Reformation before suffering 300 years of neglect.

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.