Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

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

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

A Korean rock bassist's wild dream has become a reality at this completely insane boutique hotel.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.