Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.