A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.