The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

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

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

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

An underground city of salt.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.