Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

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

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."