This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.