The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.