A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.