This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A bike traffic circle showcasing the works of local graffiti artists.

A chain coffee shop in Bulgaria that takes its Italian roots very seriously.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

A road that ends in the middle of a farmer’s field is one of the only remnants of this once-famous racetrack.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

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

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

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

A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.