This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.