During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

Inside this gallery is amazing folk art from across Mexico.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

A hidden stream deep in the mountains creates one of the largest tufa waterfalls in Serbia.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.

Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

One of Indonesia's tallest, this waterfall takes a 390-foot plunge into the Lake Toba caldera.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.