One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.