A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

An Amazonian hotel is the ultimate treehouse and provides stilt based accommodation.

Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.

This rustic, flower-lined pathway once had very little in common with its namesake.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

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

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.