One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

The magic's in the hole!

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.