An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

A mostly desolate bar on a remote island hosts hundreds of sailors for a few days each year.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A remote island settlement off the coast of Tanzania is a storied archaeological site with an ancient past.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.