One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A tribute to a man who defied the Nazis until his last breath.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.