This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

Once the park closes at sunset, the greatest haiku poet of all time moves to face the Sumida River.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.