This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

This small Newfoundland town has declared itself the “Root Cellar Capital of the World.”

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.