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

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

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

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

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.”

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

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

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.