This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.