A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.