An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A beautiful art space and unusual mini-hotel hidden in the city center of Dnipro.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.