Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.