This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

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

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

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

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.”

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.