Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

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

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Island of trash twice the size of Texas floats in the Pacific.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.