Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

The magic's in the hole!

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.