An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

These unique weather vanes honor Scotland's most famous bard and decorate this walkway.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.

This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.

An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.

An abandoned mansion is now a haven for urban explorers.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.