Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.