A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.