The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.