This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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