Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Catacombs turned marketplace.