A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.