This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.