The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.