Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

These ruins on Mont Tantané dates back to the Iron Age, but there is limited evidence for why a village was built so far from water or other resources.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.