Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

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

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.