Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

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

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

A living art gallery painted on a canvas of Monterey pine trees.

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).