The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

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

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.