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

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.