Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

An underground city of salt.