An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

This “grave” memorializes the 53 rakugo stories that were once banned by the national censorship.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."