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This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

A little-known museum of Ancient Roman and Ancient Greek artifacts.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.

This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.