The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.