In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.