Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

Rusted humanoid clutching a laptop and trailing cables.

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

According to legend, this is the burial place of a mythical three-legged death omen horse.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.