The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.