The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Museum of Fijian history, including its former tradition of cannibalism.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A beautiful little bookshop located in the middle of a desert.

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.