Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.