Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.