This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

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

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.