The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Got apples?

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.