Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

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

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

Yo, Adrian!

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

One of the five gates into the fortress of to Shaniwar Wada was renamed to commemorate the 10th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.