After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

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

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.