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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.