A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.