These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

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

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

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