The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."