A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.