A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

New York's oldest magic store.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.