This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

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

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.