A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt and a pirate.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.