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

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.