This sculpture in Valencia features 22,000 tiny, obsidian blue figures that pay homage to the Lady of Elche.

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

World's strongest whirlpool.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

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

In Asakusa, Tokyo's very own Walk of Fame.

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

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.