Zhongdong Miao Village is situated in the mountains of Anshun in the Guizhou province of southwest China. The village is situated inside the cave at 1800 meters (almost 6000 ft) above sea level and has about 100 dwellers. The villagers built roofless houses, schools and a basketball court there. It is warm in winter, cool in summer and dry all year long. The community used to have a high school as well, but the Chinese government closed the school in early 2011. Now, the closest school is a two-hour walk there and back.

If I wanted to live in some kind of magical place, it would definitely be this beautiful fairytale-ish village in Netherlands...

There are have been no people living in this village for a few years and thanks to the war, humid climate it is now overgrown with shrubbery and is surprisingly beautiful.

Monemvasia is a small town hidden in the side of the mountains in Greece and it is a pretty little hideaway that most people don’t even know exist.

Huacachina is a village in the Ica Region of southwestern Peru. This small town has only 115 people and is a resort and tourist destination for locals from Ica and people wanting to experience desert activities like dune rides and sandboarding. Located around a small lagoon, the legend says that a native princess was captured by a hunter and the water she was bathing in became the lake and that she now lives in the oasis as mermaid.

Giethoorn is located in the Dutch province of Overijissel and has no roads at all.
 

This “small” town in England is called Bourton-on-the-Water and will surprise you when you visit it.
 

Erica and Matt Hogan from Colorado were searching for a property in Costa Rica when they found a slice of land being sold for deforestation. The couple purchased it, but instead of cutting down trees they started an amazing project.

Enemies are coming to occupy your village! As the head of village, you must lead your villagers to defense your hometown. Give them a lecture!

Viganella is a remote Italian village located at the bottom of the steep Alpine alley near the Swiss border. Each year in winter sun rays cease reaching Viganella, as they get blocked by mountains.

A village from this popular block building game was created with the help of a 3D printer. Some people spend their time on all kinds of interesting things.

The African lake village of Ganvie is built on bamboo stilts above Lake Nokoue in the Republic of Benin. This watery wonder is the African 'Venice' with a population of 20,000.

Huaxi so-called New Village in the Sky is the richest Chinese village located in Jiangsu province, East China. There are 2,000 officially registered inhabitants, and each has his own house and at least $250,000 in the bank, and drives BMW or Mercedes.

Monsanto is a beautiful Portuguese village built on the side of a mountain. Local houses are squeezed between huge boulders and narrow streets are carved from the rock. This place is a living museum.

This wild leopard attacked an Indian village of Prakash Nagar. The animal hunted people and managed to maul six of them before it was tranquilized and moved back to the jungle.