After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.