Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

A long strip of fossil-filled limestone makes up this natural bridge above a rushing stream.

A large concrete replica of a 12th-century figurine.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

Georgia's answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation's great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

This family-owned pottery shop is home to the last operational dragon kiln in Singapore.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.