A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.