One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

This Romanesque church is built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

This tiny chapel atop a sea stack is dedicated to the patron saint of Ponza, Saint Silverius.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The writer took refuge in this home in Southern France for the last 17 years of his life.

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.

A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.

"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.