The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.