This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

The magic's in the hole!

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."