A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

An elaborate Romanesque archway, built right before the British occupation of Ireland.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.