This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.

Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

Memorial to the 89 children killed during the NATO bombing of Serbia.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

Alberta's Pipestone Creek Bonebed is one of the densest fossil sites in the world. This nearby museum showcases some of the best finds from its "river of death."

One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.