These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

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

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.