Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

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

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.