A symbol of Texas pride.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.