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

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

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.