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

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.