Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

A bike traffic circle showcasing the works of local graffiti artists.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.

A first-of-its-kind circular bridge for cyclists.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

The best-preserved Roman site in India.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.