An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

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

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

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

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.