A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

This statue of the legendary Austrian composer is hidden in the center of an Italian town.

North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.