This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

Grand Cayman is home to a colorful sculpture garden filled with giant concrete animals.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.