The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.