A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

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

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.