Tokyo, Japan
Garden of Unborn Children
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
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Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.
Warsaw, Poland
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Warsaw, Poland
Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Pasadena, California
A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.
Los Angeles, California
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Los Angeles, California
These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bankāboth symbolic and chic.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Brooklyn, New York
Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.