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

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”