Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

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

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

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.