This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

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