In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

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

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The world's most elegant power lines.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.