Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

One of Alaska's most significant ancient sites, spanning millennia and cultures, is right under the feet of some famously fat bears.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

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

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.