A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.

This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.