A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.