This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

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

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.