A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

A unique workspace where offices reside on pirate ships and inside gingerbread houses.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.