A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

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.”

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

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

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.