Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

The history of the plush toy and South Korea collected under one roof.

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

Along a rail-biking route, giant insects house a two-story restaurant.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.

A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.

A wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman's generosity.

This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.

This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.

A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.

A turn-of-the-century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil watches the neighboring church burn to the ground

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.