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Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.