A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.

The "horrid little piggy house" of one of New Zealand's most celebrated writers.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.