A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

This gravesite in the Amazon Rainforest was left behind by a failed Third Reich expedition.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.