This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.