Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

This giant trout was made by a singular fisherman who wanted to honor his local trade.

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.