Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.