Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

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

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.