A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.