Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.