A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Hungarian self-built castle.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.