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This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.