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

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

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

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

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.