Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

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

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.