The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.