Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.