A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."