Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

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

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

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

One of Indonesia's tallest, this waterfall takes a 390-foot plunge into the Lake Toba caldera.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.