At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

This memorial to local World War II heroes is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A line of iron bollards with colorful, handknitted cozies fitted over them.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This chest hospital with a dark, haunted past serves as a fitting set for horror films and a paradise for ghost hunters.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.