At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.