A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.