A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

A precariously balanced goose-shaped boulder with a dark legend.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’s immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.