The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This quaint museum taps into the sweet history of the maple syrup industry.

Profile of a sleeping person 4km long in 250m high cliffs.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.