Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

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

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

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

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

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.

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

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