A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

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

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

World's largest Christmas store.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

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

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.