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

A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

In the middle of Calvary Cemetery stands this singular memorial to a small boy who died too young.

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.