On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Visitors to this Kentucky homestead turned museum are immediately transported back to the Antebellum south.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

Pictures tacked onto trees remember the more than 40,000 of Stalin's victims buried here in mass graves.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.