Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

Two large posteriors in one giant statue.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.