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

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

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

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

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

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

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.