This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.

A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.