This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

After a 2004 tsunami, this stranded boat was left in place.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

This highest bridge in the world spans such a great chasm that it had to be established using rockets.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

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

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

The largest market in Guyana, designed and built by the Edge Moor Iron Company of Delaware.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

A German town is growing a building out of trees.