Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."