Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Unfinished monument to peace between Turkey and Armenia, long divided by a dispute over genocide.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.