The Castello di Sammezzano in Tuscany, Italy, was built in the early 17th century by Spanish nobles and was even visited by Charlemagne, before it was turned into a hotel-restaurant. But after the hotel business closed in the 1990s, the castle has been left empty and amazingly still retains its appearance after it was refurbished in 1889. (Roman Robroek/Caters News) Built in the 17th century and located in the Tuscan hills, the Castello di Sammezzano,is one of Italy's most magnificent...

French photographer Romain Veillon travels around the globe in search of abandoned places to capture the beauty and the light that touches these buildings. (Romain Veillon) Abandoned places have a reputation for being weather-beaten, eerie and sometimes, even haunted, but Parisian , 32, focuses on capturing their beauty in illuminated in light. “I try to find an aesthetic in the chaos emerging from these buildings,” Veillon told . “I play with the light to breathe life back into those locations...

Climbing K2 is one tough journey, but photographer David Kaszlikowski's images show a valid reason mountaineers take on the extreme challenge. His spectacular images, some of which were captured using a drone, depict an alien landscape that appears untouched by human influence. The mountain is 784 feet lower than Mount Everest, but it's terrain makes the climb even more difficult. According to National Geographic, for every four climbers who have succeeded, . The mountain has been summited nearly 400 times,...

Artist installs fountain and other modern artworks to bring Versailles into the 21st century. ...

Indiana couple paint their silo as a giant minion, turning their farm into a local tourist attraction. ...

Nana, a two-year-old Shiba Inu lives in Norway and enjoys exploring the outdoors with her owner. (Christine Gasmann) Nana, a two-year-old Shiba Inu, receives a lot of attention from people when she’s out with her human Christine Gasmann. “Oh, she looks like that dog in that sad movie! You know which movie I mean?” They’re referring to “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” even though Hachi is actually an Akita Inu breed. “[People] don’t understand a thing when I say [that] she’s...

When most people think of the Pacific Northwest, gloom and incessant rain comes to mind. In fact, this year, , with 24.63 inches of rain. weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam said that the average December through February rainfall for the city is 14.42 inches. Photographer Dylan Furst makes the most of the dreary weather. In fact, he's inspired by it. "I started taking photos of nature about four years ago. I was tired of my friends complaining about the bad weather...

One of the dinosaur sculptures in the abandoned 'Prehistoric Forest,' a dinosaur-themed amusement park in Irish Hills, Michigan. (Seph Lawless) A real-life Jurassic World? In Irish Hills, Michigan, dinosaurs still roam through a thick forest of shrubs and trees, which even hide recently hatched "dinosaur eggs." But although they may look eerily realistic, the "dinosaurs" are actually fiberglass sculptures by artistJames Q. Sidwell and the forest is "Prehistoric Forest," an abandoned dinosaur-themed park, now reclaimed by nature. , who has...

These stunning shots of the Milky Way taken from a dusty desert will take your breath away. The twinkling stars light up the sky over the rolling sand dunes, creating a beautiful ethereal glow. (Sebastian Tontsch/Caters News) Deep in the USE desert near Abu Dhabi, away from light pollution, people can tilt their heads up to find a sky full of stars. Cities like Abu Dhabi and Dubai have erected modern skyscrapers that rival others in the world, and the...

Ari Sarsalari is talking about a few scary elevators around the world that are not for the faint of heart. ...

People walk on the monumental installation entitled 'The Floating Piers' created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. Some 200,000 floating cubes create a 3-kilometers runway connecting the village of Sulzano to the small island of Monte Isola on the Iseo Lake for a 16-day outdoor installation opening today. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images) For 16 days, visitors will be able to walk on the waters of a Lake Iseo, a quiet lake in...

Mark di Suvero, Beethoven's Quartet, 2003. (Tippet Rise/Iwan Baan) Founded by artists Cathy and Peter Halstead on 11,500 acres in Fishtail, Montana, Tippet Rise Art Center combines contemporary art, architecture and land to create an immersive outdoor art experience for its visitors. “After six years of planning and work and a lifetime of dreams, we are about to have the pure joy of opening Tippet Rise by adding the only element that’s still missing: the public,” Cathy and Peter Halstead...

Photographer Goran Anastasovski captures stunning portraits of zoo animals. (Goran Anastasovski) Since 2006, photographer Goran Anastasovski has been capturing the beauty and life of wildlife. Based in Skopje, Macedonia, Anastasovski’s passion for animal photography stemmed from his desire to make a difference and help endangered and rare species. “I also love the fact that you can never take the same photograph while photographing…wildlife,” Anastasovski told weather.com. “It’s always something different.” Photographing animals can be a hard task, especially when capturing...