A heritage-listed, cast-iron tower that was used for stripping out components of raw coal gas.

Once an arrival port for post-war migrants, this pier is now a forest of pylons in the bay and a popular spot for fishing and a backdrop for wedding photos

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

A papal fortress built to assert Roman control over the independent city of Bologna

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

Three women and a 10-year-old boy are immortalized in this sculpture memorializing the 13,000 women and children convicts sent to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) between 1803 and 1853.

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

This businessman wanted to make a name for himself (and no one else).

Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.

It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.

A most unusual war memorial, erected by some most unusual people, made of concrete and stained glass, and apparently honouring five people and a dog.

This natural amphitheatre has been carved over millennia into the layered sedimentary rock of Karijini National Park.

The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.

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.”

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

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

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

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.