Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.