An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

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

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.