A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

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

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.