Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

This local art collective supports contemporary artists through a coveted residency program.

This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

The world’s largest permanent desert lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

This tourist village in Nairobi celebrates the traditional lifestyles and customs of Kenyan tribes.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.