One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

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