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

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.

One of the city's most imposing Neoclassical buildings is also one of its most prestigious schools.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.