Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

This cast-iron canine is a beloved icon among the people of Johnstown and ice hockey fans everywhere.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.