Places te11me1ater Wants to Go

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

A once drab public housing estate is transformed into a colorful gallery of trompe l’oeil murals.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Artist's eccentric property excessively decorated with found objects and work of his own.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.