Ghent, Belgium
Gravensteen
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
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Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico
Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Naica, Mexico
A gargantuan crystal kingdom.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Sydney, Nova Scotia
On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.
Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec
A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.
Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.
Nunavut
Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
Osoyoos, British Columbia
A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.
Tobermory, Ontario
This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Pullman, Washington
A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.
Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.