Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

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

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

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

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

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.