This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.

A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.

Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.