A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

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

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

At the "fishing boat shrine," an offering is said to help ward off fevers.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Here once stood an opulent state guest house that symbolized the Westernization of Japan.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

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

This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.

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

This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.

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

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

These medieval stone-cut Buddhist statues may protect visitors from being fired.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.