Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

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

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.