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This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

A Christian pilgrimage site that may have also been a temple for the Greek goddess of love.

A settlement that was stopped in the middle of construction, leaving behind paved roads, curbs, light poles, a stormwater drainage system, and even a basketball court, but no houses.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.