The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The history of this futuristic crypt-turned-temple is as curious as its facade.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

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

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

An underground city of salt.

"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.