A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The other side is actually green.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.