A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

Whimsical woolen creatures have taken over this historic Northern Ireland park.

The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.