The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.