Dusseldorf, Germany
C. und O. Vogt Institue of Brain Research Collection
A varied collection of brains in alcohol.
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Dusseldorf, Germany
A varied collection of brains in alcohol.
Dusseldorf, Germany
An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.
Göttingen, Germany
These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.
Giessen, Germany
This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.
Garching bei München, Germany
Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.
Dresden, Germany
To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.
Nagold, Germany
A German town is growing a building out of trees.
Hamburg, Germany
This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.
Tokyo, Japan
The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.
Sado, Japan
These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.
Tokyo, Japan
One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.
Sapporo, Japan
This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.
Mito, Japan
This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.
Osaka, Japan
A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.
Tokyo, Japan
A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.
Unzen-shi, Japan
Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.
Kobayashi, Japan
Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?
Tokyo, Japan
This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.
Osaka, Japan
This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.
Kobe, Japan
An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.
Tōkamachi-shi, Japan
This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.
Nagasaki, Japan
A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.