Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

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

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.