Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Just outside Tokyo, a 45-story-high observatory with a stunning view of Tokyo Skytree and Mount Fuji.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.