Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.