A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

A modest park memorial pays tribute to one of the Titanic's most revered storylines.

Twelve sculptures designed to make their best showing with the coming or going of the sun.

An opulent mansion that acted as the set for Appleyard Girls School in the 1975 classic film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock.'

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.