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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.