St. Charles, Illinois
Ghoulish Mortals
This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
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St. Charles, Illinois
This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
Yamagata, Japan
A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.
Claremont, California
This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.
Kyoto, Japan
A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.
Birkenhead, England
The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.
Hargeisa, Somalia
An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.
Lalitpur, Nepal
A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.
Janakpur, Nepal
An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.
Hereford, England
This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.
Inzai, Japan
This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.
Bangkok, Thailand
Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.
Vienna, Austria
Housed in a former air raid shelter, this museum is dedicated to the history of computing and video games.
Erbil, Iraq
At the heart of an otherwise bustling city lies some oddly abandoned and ignored historical ruins.
Cave Creek, Arizona
This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.
Olbernhau, Germany
Created in 1935 as a small gift for those who donated to a charity drive, this little wooden soldier became the symbol of a German town.
Argentina
This rusty hull was used as fighter plane target practice during the Falklands War.
Madona, Latvia
A haunting memorial to those who lost their lives to the Nazi regime lies hidden in the woods.
Warsaw, Poland
A group of tiny bears has occupied various spots across Warsaw's Bemowo district.
Madrid, Spain
This larger-than-life lime green gummy bear sits in the middle of a roundabout in Spain.
Neuhausen, Germany
Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.
Aomori, Japan
Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.
Oslo, Norway
A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.
Oxford, England
Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.