Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

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

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

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.