Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This beautifully preserved Ottoman house is steeped in history.

This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

The former home of surrealist Edward James, who gave Xilitla its main attraction.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.