A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The first lookout in Yosemite.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.