Stra, Italy
Villa Pisani Labirinto
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.
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Stra, Italy
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.
Lucca, Italy
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Nevers, France
The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
Bishopville, South Carolina
A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Shiraz, Iran
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Shiraz, Iran
A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
Kairouan, Tunisia
Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).