This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

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

This statue took 60 years to complete.

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

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

The original home of the Caesar Salad.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

A granite memorial to three men swallowed by the Arctic—Andrée, Strindberg and Fraenkel—explorers that attempted one of the most ambitious (and disastrous) North Pole expeditions in history.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

Despite dreams of constructing this fairytale mansion, Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren never saw its completion.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.