Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

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

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.