Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

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

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.