A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

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

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

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

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.