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A 12-century Shiva temple nestled along a picturesque riverbank.

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.

This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.

A striking church with a Tolkien-inspired nickname.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."

An old anti-aircraft cannon.

The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.

This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.

Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

Do you think your job stinks? Welcome to the only Limburger cheese plant in America.

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.

A rare Japanese-style temple and a Shinzo Abe Statue, honoring both spirits of the past and modern connections between Taiwan and Japan.

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

Student protesters used these bells as symbols of defiance in the early 1970s.

An ancient aqueduct tells the story of Sardinia's ancient Roman past.

A relic of Poland's shipbuilding past, reborn as a sky-high lookout.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

A rock with images of infernal judges sculpted on it, offering a panoramic view of Kamakura.

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.

This small, 19th-century structure is all the remains of a once lively travelers' inn that General Robert E. Lee frequented.

This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?