Fujinomiya, Japan
Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine Mermaid Mummy
Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.
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Fujinomiya, Japan
Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.
Tokyo, Japan
The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
Osaka, Japan
A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.
Osaka, Japan
A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.
Tokyo, Japan
Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France
The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Pluckley, England
A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Boom, Belgium
Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
Plombières, Belgium
Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Ostend, Belgium
Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Brussels, Belgium
Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.