A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.