This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?