How a replica of a legendary Florentine fountain became a tireless fundraiser in the Southern Hemisphere.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A father built this one-of-a-kind house in the shape of his son's race car.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

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

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.