For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

The ruins of an unfinished explosives factory can be found while taking a gentle stroll through a Manx glen.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.