In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.