The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.