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Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."

A former smuggler's haven houses "The Chapel" and its mysterious carvings.

A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.

On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

This solitary stone engraved with a poem from 1852 has a mysterious and tragic past.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

Discover everything there is to know about Catalan giants and "Big-Heads."

Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.

One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.

Residing quietly in suburban Maryland, this tree has a star-powered history and was grown from a seed that journeyed to space on Apollo 14.

A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

An 18th-century hunting lodge turned haunted Baroque palace.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.