The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.