There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This recipe is set in stone.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.