A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.