Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.