This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.