The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.