A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

Geological storytelling.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The corpse bride of Portugal.