A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A small island that was once a key Axis fortification during World War II.

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

Artist Danielle Jacqui decorates nearly every inch of her home inside and out with her work.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.