Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Annual technopop celebration of peace and love.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.