This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.