Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

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

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.