A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Step into this whimsical art installation based on a popular picture book.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.