You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

Ride aboard a centuries-year-old steam engine and explore dozens of trains parts, including an unusual "comboose."

The village's cobblestone streets are lined with shops displaying exquisite copper craftsmanship.

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.