1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

The growing stones of Romania.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.