A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.