Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.