Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

This secret garden has bloomed into London's most unique hub of urban creativity.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

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

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.