Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.

Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.