A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

It's 2 billion years old!

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?