Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.