It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

A tropical rainforest designed to resemble a scene from the monumental film.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.