Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.