Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.