This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

After public executions took place at this location, attendants would also attend a local horse race.

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.