This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.