Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Learn to drink tea like an Estonian at this museum.

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.