The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

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.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.