A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

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

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

This open-air museum filled with 19th-century buildings offers a unique view of historic craftsmanship.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.

Centuries after this 12th-century abbey had fallen to ruin, it became known for the strawberries and cream served in its gardens.

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.