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Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.

A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

A collection of decorative eggs to admire in the off-season.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.