The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

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

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.