In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

A small wooden boat once owned by legendary actor Errol Flynn sits inside this Oklahoma gas station.

In this Brazilian city, a vertical graveyard rules the skyline.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.