The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

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

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.