Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.