The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.

An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.