Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.