Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.