A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.