Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

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

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

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

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.”

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.