A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.