This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

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

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.