This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A memorial to the Vicentine who survived and documented Magellan's circumnavigation of the world.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.