London, England
Crystal Palace Subway
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
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London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Hastings, England
A long enclosed walkway provides a daily free light show with hypnotic effects.
Miskolc, Hungary
The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.
Egerszalók, Hungary
The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.
Eger, Hungary
See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.
Osaka, Japan
A Japanese fertility god in the shape of a large phallus.
Osaka, Japan
This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.
Osaka, Japan
This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.
Osaka, Japan
This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.
Osaka, Japan
A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.
London, England
One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
London, England
A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Ibusuki, Japan
Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.
Kagoshima, Japan
Locals have put a new makeup on this strange statue every year since they unearthed it.
Kagoshima, Japan
Once a year, these 'visitor deities' chase away evil spirits with a phallic-shaped staff.
Kagoshima, Japan
This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'