Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

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

The history of Tel Aviv told through a work of art.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

A geometric jumble of homes.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.