Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

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

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.