A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

The writer took refuge in this home in Southern France for the last 17 years of his life.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.