Taipei, Taiwan
Jadeite Cabbage With Insects
An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.
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Taipei, Taiwan
An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.
Taipei, Taiwan
Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
Taipei, Taiwan
These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.
Taipei, Taiwan
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
Taipei, Taiwan
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Tbilisi, Georgia
When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.
New York, New York
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
New York, New York
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
Brooklyn, New York
An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.
New York, New York
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
Queens, New York
A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.