This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.