Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

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

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

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

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.

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

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.