Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

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

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

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

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

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.”

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.