A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

In the quiet village of Fulmodestion, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

One of the oldest student jails in Germany.

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.