The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A surrealist labyrinth and museum of contemporary sculptures.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

A vast necropolis where you'll find the elaborate mausoleums of Argentinian tango stars.

A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

A culturally significant rural temple in the beautiful mountains of Itoshima.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.