This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Though these human-made islands were constructed as an escape for the wealthy, they rarely see many visitors.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.