This Canary island is a quintessential example of nature’s beauty, and its unbridled fury.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This picturesque lighthouse at the edge of the Irish Sea looks like a giant stone pencil.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.