A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

Fill your car with gas and your belly with mouthwatering Cuban cuisine at this takeaway inside a Citgo station.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Different sections of the Zemun Fortress were built in the 14th and 15th century as a response to the advance of the Ottoman Empire.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.