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Erin Kelly 4 years ago Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan that features over 1,200 stone figures representing Rakan, or disciples of the founder of Buddhism.

Most famously used by Vlad the Impaler, 15th-century ruler of Wallachia (in present-day Romania) and inspiration for Count Dracula, the act of impalement has a long, grim history. While images tend to depict people skewered through the midsection and then held aloft in a manner that would almost certainly bring about a rapid death

Source: Roadtrippers A four-walled testament to the peculiarities of hoarding and mania, the House on the Rock is a tourist attraction located in Spring Green, Wisconsin. In a moment of explosive creativityor dejected architectural aggression Alex Jordan Jr. broke ground on a 60 foot chunk of rock to create a Japanese-style home. Seven years later,

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmers house is still standing today. A beautifully quaint family home ensconced by flourishing trees, the Akron, Ohio house was idyllic but also the site of Dahmers first murder.

New York City is a bustling place. Everywhere you look, there are people getting on the subway, walking in and out of stores, and moving down the street. But on the East River is an island called North Brother Island where no one has lived since 1963.