This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.