No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.