This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.