This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.