The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.