A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.