Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

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

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.