A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Guitar made of trees, dedicated to a man's lost love.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.