Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Adventures in Wonderland under the heart of the bustling Shinjuku

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

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

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

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

A theater with world-class acoustics, neo-Classical architecture and Kazakh ornaments.

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A unique, playful portrayal of Jesus as a backpacking traveler.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.