The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

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