No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.