A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.