This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.