Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.

The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

The narrowest street in Paris.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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