Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.