Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Dynamite factory turned museum explores the history of explosives.

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

A giant owl named Rocco oversees mythical woodland creatures along these charming mountain trails.

This crystal clear water basin feeds the Lao river and powers a hydroelectric power plant.

This hermitage spanning an Italian river gorge draws pilgrims hoping to heal ailments like arthritis and migraines.

This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.

Once the hunting reserve of a noble family, this is one of the few remnants of Pleistocene planitial forest in northern Italy that still stands.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.

A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.

Inscriptions found in the Majella mountains reveal stories of resistance and rebellion after the unification of Italy.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

An unusual sculpture with a meaning shrouded in mystery.

After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.