A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.