Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

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

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.