The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.