A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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

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.”

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.