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

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

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

Actually this "ancient" way of fishing may have started as recently as WW2

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.