Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.