A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

This garden is very fertile.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

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

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.