A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.