Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

Inside this unique festival hall, a slide leads guests down to a subterranean watering hole.

Shortest overhead power line in the world.

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.