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While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A hotel in Taiwan based on the better business practices that can be gleaned from Jewish law.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.