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Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Statue

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Turin, Italy

'The Bench of the Lovers'

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.
Added by unamukka17
Soja, Japan

Mahō Jinja (Magical Shrine)

This unusual "magical shrine" honors a legendary raccoon-dog god that stowed away to Japan from some far-off land.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Niimi Jumbo Cook

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Portsmouth, England

The Micronations of Baffins Pond

Three tiny islands in a Portsmouth pond are at the center of disputed land claims from a number of competing micronations.
Added by willfaulkner
Takasaki, Japan

Yamanoue Stele and Tumulus

The oldest surviving stele in Japan is a personal dedication from a monk to his late mother.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Somerset, Kentucky

Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
gaspasr98 Added by gaspasr98
Ivinghoe, England

The Ivinghoe Fire Hook

Before firefighters, villagers relied on this simple hook to save their thatched cottages from a fiery doom.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
London, England

Site Where the First V2 Rocket Fell on London

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.
Added by Squat Harry
Guernsey

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.
Added by samiscalm
Yokohama, Japan

Ganki Inari

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Urmston, England

Hulmes Ferry

A free ferry service has run between these two English villages since 1885.
Gareth Hacking Added by Gareth Hacking
Loddington, England

Lampy the Garden Gnome

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.
atimian Added by atimian
Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok Coin Museum

Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Staffordshire, England

St. Chad's Well

This is the site of the medieval holy well of St. Chad.
Added by Lenore Kay
Sano, Japan

Kateki: Erasmus from the De Liefde Shipwreck

This historic Erasmus statue was first mistaken for a legendary Chinese inventor, then as a child-eating hag.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Asakusa Underground Street

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Seoul, South Korea

National Hangeul Museum

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Otaru, Japan

Kitaichi Hall

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Upper Froyle, England

The Village of Saints

Many of the cottages and houses of this tiny village are adorned with a local lord's collection of saintly statues.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Itakura, Japan

Namazu-San, the Lucky Catfish

Thanks to wordplay, the earthquake-causing catfish monster has become a god of confidence at this shrine.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kawagoe, Japan

Five Hundred Arhats

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Seoul, South Korea

Hwangudan

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Itakura, Japan

Thousand-Armed Insect Goddess of Mercy

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden