A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

If you like Art Deco you will love this bridge.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

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

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.

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

A 1975 bylaw prohibits the construction of any building that would block the view of this Gothic Revival church.

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.