This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.