Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

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

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

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

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.