Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.