The 10,000 Torii shrine.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Catch a glimpse of local, native wildlife at this zoo dedicated to conservation and education.

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

This historic Mexican convent is home to a tree that grows crucifix-like thorns.

It was dubbed the "Garden of Plates" because it's covered in pieces of discarded dishes.