These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

A quirky "castle" formerly belonging to a famous British inventor.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.