Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

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

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

In Asakusa, Tokyo's very own Walk of Fame.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

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

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This is an amazing but little known tile mosaic mural that used to grace the lobby of an office building in 1958, but now can only be seen from the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.