Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

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

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

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

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

A replica memorializes the site where women were punished after the last witchcraft trial in Ireland.

A system of constructed rapids and concrete waterfalls in a linear park on the Slepnya River.

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

The labyrinthine storm tunnels beneath the city of Melbourne are ruled by a band of urban explorers.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.