Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

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

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.