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A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.