This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.

A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.

This unusual hostel provides a glimpse of life in a city under siege.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

The place where World War I began.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.