A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."