An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.