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Koriyama, Japan

‘The City Starts Walking’

A bizarre trio of potato-like stone people represents the dynamism of city life
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Los Angeles, California

The 'Thriller' House

No mere mortal can resist...
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Nara, Japan

Frog Stone at Gango-ji Temple

Once a major cursed object, this frog-shaped rock has become a source of good luck
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Mosman, Australia

Principality of Wy

A micronation in the suburbs of Sydney
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Burbank, California

It’s a Wrap!

A constantly changing trove of screen-used costumes, props, and designer wardrobe from Hollywood sets
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Kobe, Japan

Nunobiki Falls

A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes
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Kyoto, Japan

Kurama-dera Temple

A mysterious mountaintop temple infamous as the legendary home of the Tengu
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Khwaeng Talat Noi, Thailand

Antique Turtle Car

An abandoned Fiat 500 of unknown provenance serves as an unlikely icon of Bangkok’s older Chinatown
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Istanbul, Turkey

Old Galata Walls

The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople
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Shinjuku City, Japan

‘Hop, Step, Hop, Step’

Adventures in Wonderland under the heart of the bustling Shinjuku
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Kyoto, Japan

Sogo Daimyojin

A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley
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Kanazawa, Japan

Tsuzumi-mon Gate

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh
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London, England

Hen and Chicken Court

This cul-de-sac off Fleet Street is said to be the place where the infamous Demon Barber made a killing
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Chiyoda City, Japan

Oishi Fossils Gallery of Mizuta Memorial Museum

An incredible collection of rare, well-preserved fish fossils hidden in a university campus
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Guangwu Village, Taiwan

It’s a Small World Clock

The last of Tokyo Disneyland’s whimsical mechanical clocks can be found in Taipei
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London, England

50 Berkeley Square Townhouse

One of the most haunted places in London...or is it?
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Cuglieri, Italy

Casteddu Etzu

The ruins of a hilltop castle which is haunted by the ghosts of a child and his nanny
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Samothraki, Greece

Tis Grias Ta Pania

This unusual geological formation on the coast of Samothraki has an interesting, if unlikely, story about how it was formed
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