A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

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

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.