The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.