A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Hidden out of public view in the National Library of Israel is a collection of "Stalag's," 1960s Nazi themed porno paperbacks written and consumed by Israelis.