Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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.”

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

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

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.