This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.