A grave commemorates piano tuner F. W. Schlieffen, who drowned in floodwaters in 1906.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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