A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.