A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

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

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

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.