This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

This steamship has been beautifully rusting off the coast of an Iranian island since the 1960s.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt and a pirate.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.