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Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

This living legend of maritime history is enjoying a second life.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.