Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.