A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.