"Only the devil could play golf here."

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.