These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

From a 1930s bathing beach to a 1970s dumping ground, this stretch of Buenos Aires is now its largest and wildest reserve.

Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.