Tokyo, Japan
The Asahi Flame
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
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Tokyo, Japan
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Chokoloskee, Florida
A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.
Miami, Florida
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Ochopee, Florida
In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
Delray Beach, Florida
Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Valencia, Spain
A daily pyrotechnic celebration marks a beloved tradition during Valencia's festival season.
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Mayer, Arizona
An urban laboratory.