This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

An appropriate memorial dedicated to a well-renowned figure of Campbeltown.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.