Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A collection of biblical memorabilia.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi gathering place that still stands today.

This former railway facility is the oldest in Slovenia, and now houses a museum showcasing the history of steam locomotives.

Abandoned substation turned village treasure.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.