This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

The other side is actually green.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.