These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

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

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.