A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.