A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

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

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

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

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.