The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A massive, abstract lookout tower providing a panoramic view of Prague.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.