An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

Abandoned substation turned village treasure.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

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

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.