A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.