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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

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

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.