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"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

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

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

Dedicated to the life of a brave woman soldier.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

This cupola was once seen as an architectural disaster.

Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.

Delhi's oldest Christian cemetery is also said to be one of the most haunted in the region.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.