A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.