A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.