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Hoa Hakananai'a.

London, England

Hoa Hakananai'a

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Houseboats of Regents Canal

London, England

Houseboats of Regents Canal

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The outer blast doors of the Cruciform station

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

The Imperial Japanese Navy Fengshan Wireless Communications Station

This former military installation was turned into a discipline center by the Taiwanese Navy.

Eternal Spring Shrine

Xiulin Township, Taiwan

Eternal Spring Shrine

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

Taroko Gorge

Xiulin Township, Taiwan

Taroko Gorge

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Houtong Cat Village

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Houtong Cat Village

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Memorial Hall with Taipei 101 in the background.

Taipei, Taiwan

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Treasure Hill Artist Village

Taipei, Taiwan

Treasure Hill

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

A display of milkfish suspended above the ceiling.

Tainan City, Taiwan

Saba Milkfish Museum

A small museum dedicated to one of the most popular fish in Taiwanese cuisine.

The Telestrion and the Church of Panagia Mesosporitissa

Elefsina, Greece

Church of Panagia Mesosporitissa

Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.

Shurijo Castle

Naha, Japan

Shuri Castle

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

(Flickr/DoNotLick)

Ngong Ping, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

A former doorway in the Anping Tree House.

Tainan City, Taiwan

Anping Tree House

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Entrance gate to the Grand Matsu Temple

Tainan City, Taiwan

Grand Matsu Temple

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

The Dome of Light

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

The Dome of Light

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Lotus Lake Taoist Complex

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Lotus Lake Taoist Complex

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Pier2 Art Center

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Pier2 Art Center

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

West Side Market

Cleveland, Ohio

West Side Market

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Franklin Castle in Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Franklin Castle

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

Waves from Lake Erie crash onto Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse as the subzero air temperature causes the water to freeze in multiple layers.

Cleveland, Ohio

Frozen Cleveland Lighthouse

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

The crystal ball of Sybil Leek, a British witch and astrologer who crossed over into more mainstream culture during the 1960s and 70s.

Cleveland, Ohio

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

"The Angel of Death Victorious" also known as the "Haserot Angel" in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, 10/15/2021

Cleveland, Ohio

The Haserot Angel

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

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