Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

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

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

The house in the middle of the motorway.