This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

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

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

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

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This elaborately decorated wall is an homage to the history, beauty and lore of the palm tree.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 70 species of monkeys roam free alongside their human visitors.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.

This statue became the mascot of Vrnjačka Banja after Games Without Borders made a stop in this town.

An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.

Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.