One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.