Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

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

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.