This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.