The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

This charming, medieval walled village is Spain's first "book town."

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.