Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.