This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.