This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

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

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

Orcas on display and in the water.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.