A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Pull off Highway 61 in high summer for fried green tomato BLTs, turkey legs, and boiled peanuts.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.