Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Because there's no place like home.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.