This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.