Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

A museum dedicated to the former country.