One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

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

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Vaucanson's most famous automaton, brought back to life.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.