Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

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

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

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

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

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