An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.