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A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.