The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

This Spanish theme park stands out in the Japanese countryside.

Buried nine feet under, these houses are preserved as a stark reminder of the disastrous 1991 Unzen eruption.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

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

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

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.