When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

A mostly desolate bar on a remote island hosts hundreds of sailors for a few days each year.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.