A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.