A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

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

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.