On the grounds of a hospital in Ghana, a legendary sword said to have been plunged into the earth hundreds of years ago.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.

A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

A Viking-themed bar in a canal town for those retreating from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai.

Leave the wardrobes and sweets to British schoolchildren, Shanghai's got a Coke machine that leads to booze.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.