This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

The world’s largest permanent desert lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.