In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

From Vikings to nationwide rebellions, this castle has seen its fair share of warfare.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.