This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.