A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.

The last remains of a long-demolished estate.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Legend holds that a tortoise turned itself into this island to save two shipwrecked sailors.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Even though bison are not native to this Danish island, you might find them walking around the Almindingen Forestas as part of a nature experiment.

The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.

Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.

More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.

A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

The castle used by the Danish Royal Family as a hunting retreat.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.