A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.

These hilltop ruins of a forgotten Buddhist monastery flourished in Antiquity from trade with the Roman Empire.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

India's oldest sati stone, attributed to an otherwise unknown king of the ancient Gupta Empire.

One of the most notable figures in the Wurstelprater’s history is often assumed to be a fictional character.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

A hidden gallery exhibits intricate, decades-old Buddhist reliefs.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.