Kyoto, Japan
Kiyomizu-Dera Temple
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
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Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Fujinomiya, Japan
Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Prague, Czechia
An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.
London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.