To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

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

One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Megalithic monuments resembling magic mushrooms.

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

The innovative Nigerian floating school that may just be a glimpse into the future of design in a world of troubling climate changes.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.