The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A student driver's nightmare.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

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

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.