Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

In a small town outside Jerusalem, a roadside diner is devoted to all things Elvis Presley.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.