A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.