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Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.

This palace was built for the last king of Myanmar.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.