The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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