A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The longest step street in the city.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’s immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.