Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

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

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

You don't have to be a professional jockey to ride in Britain's oldest horse race.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

This large neolithic tomb, also known as Greengraves, is hidden off a Northern Irish road.