This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

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

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.