An independent naturist colony amidst 1000-year-old ruins.

Beautiful mostly-abandoned town only accessible by sea-worthy boat or plane.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Art school in the Amazon: Drugs, nature and sustainable agriculture.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A 220-foot deep watery drop-off, filled with marine life.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.

Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.