Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The bizarre story of the mysterious death and hidden treasure of one of Sanibel Island's early homesteaders.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.