A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Here be dragons.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.