The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The Acropolis house that became Modern Greece’s first university.

A rock that was too big to move, so the town just paved around it.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.