A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Faith and landscaping come together in a small Danish haven dubbed the "Bible Garden."

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

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

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

The other side is actually green.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.