An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.