Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

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

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

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

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.