The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

A sculpture that commemorates an iconic photo of urban Scotland's past.

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This abandoned bunker looks out over the Atlantic from its clifftop perch.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.