One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A defunct all-girls college which may be the resting place of H.P. Lovecraft's real-life Necronomicon.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

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

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.