Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.