Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

A train station decorated by a giant replica of an ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.

A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

In a shopping arcade, a modernized temple deeply tied to feudal Japan’s prominent warlords.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

At this Neolithic site, the remains of ancient humans have been found alongside the bones of the toxic fugu pufferfish.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.