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Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

The former Willingdon Airport started operations in 1929, in India's capital, Delhi. Now, it's used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Record-holding coffin moonlights as an eatery run by undertakers.

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.