Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

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

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

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.