A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

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

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

A massive land art sculpture fills a green space once tarnished by a landfill.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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.”

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.