Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

Renowned mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss once worked at this observatory.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.