The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

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

Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.