In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.