When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

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

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.