Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

The highest mountain in Hokkaido was the setting for one of Japan’s strangest unsolved mysteries.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

This arch made out of whale bones is a remnant of South Africa's whaling history.

A set of multi-story murals honor Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.