Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

Overlooked by many, this tiny sacred island in Ueno Park only opens to the public every 12 days.

This site commemorates the life of a Japanese scientist who dedicated his life to the discovery of diseases.

This lesser-visited gallery in a corner of the Tokyo National Museum complex is an architectural beauty dedicated to the ancient treasures of Hōryū-ji.

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

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

The original location of the eponymous site of Japan’s Yayoi period is now lost in time.

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