Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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.

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

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.