The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

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

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

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

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”