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The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

A curated museum of wooden sculptures inhabits this Russian home.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.