A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

A small museum in Newfoundland is home to a 227-foot tapestry that preserves the remote region's colorful history.

A somewhat mysterious biomedical museum housed inside a Spanish university.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

Abandoned 18th century weapons factory in the Aezkoa Valley.

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.