This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

The former home of surrealist Edward James, who gave Xilitla its main attraction.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.