This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

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

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

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.