Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

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.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

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

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

In memory of The Blur Building, the temporary exhibition pavilion of vaporous nothingness.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.