An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

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

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.