The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

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

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.