The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.

Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.