Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.