A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Locals use these rock pools and waterfalls for swimming and cliff diving.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.