A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.