The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.