The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A commemoration of the little-known cultural influence that Tolstoy had on India.

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.