The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

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

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.