This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.