The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

Off the Florida coast, a whimsical world of marine sculptures are revitalizing coral reefs.

A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

Every summer, this shrine sets up a tiny drinking fountain reserved for thirsty apians.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.