One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.