According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A replica that won't float away.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.