Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

A commemoration of the little-known cultural influence that Tolstoy had on India.

The enigmatic symbol on this incineration plant's smokestack is, in fact, a one-of-a-kind clock.

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.

Associated with the famous wizard, it is said that when this oak tree falls, so will the town.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

Initially built for a Chinese princess and sultana, this well was used to secretly assassinate some 200 Portuguese colonizers.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.