This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.