The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A large instrument played by the wind.