This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.