A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."