An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

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

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.