Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This risky summer festival honors a historic volcanic eruption.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.