A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

This small Slovenian town has become a magnet for microbreweries.

Colorful power station with a chimney equipped with a gallery for exhaust monitoring equipment.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.