These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.

Could this controversial parietal bone be the remains of the famed French philosopher?

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

A massive museum preserving the United States culture and the home of Abraham Lincoln's sleigh.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

Two bulls enter. One leaves a champion—but neither loses its life.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

This scenic spot is known as the birthplace of Switzerland.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian citadel lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

At this 16th-century monastery in rural Bulgaria, visitors can also spend the night.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

The largest cave in Northern Europe.