A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.