The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

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

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

This tiny uninhabited islet off the coast of Norfolk Island was formed by blowing sand from nearby dunes.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.