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Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Night & Light Projections
The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.
35.6895, 139.6918
Tokyo, Japan
Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
35.6248, 139.7767
Hatsukaichi, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
34.2924, 132.3152
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima's Hypocenter
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
34.3948, 132.4547
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
34.3920, 132.4519
Hiroshima, Japan
Human Shadow Etched in Stone
An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
34.3915, 132.4532
Mitaka, Japan
Inokashira Park Benzaiten Shrine
Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.
35.6995, 139.5748
Okinawa, Japan
Gajumaru Treehouse Diner
Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.
26.2072, 127.6747
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Washington Memorial Chapel
An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.
40.1044, -75.4360
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kaufmann's Clock
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
40.4395, -79.9982
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dippy the Dinosaur
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
40.4434, -79.9499
Delaware City, Delaware
Fort Delaware
A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.
39.5897, -75.5674
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Horse at Water
This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.
40.1186, -74.9530
Shanghai, China
1930 Folk Street
This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.
31.2317, 121.4755
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
O'Hurley's General Store
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
39.4279, -77.8043
Knoxville, Maryland
The Sign Above the Tunnel
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
39.3253, -77.7256
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Jefferson Rock
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
39.3226, -77.7333
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
39.3230, -77.7296
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
39.3230, -77.7320
Vatican City
Vatican Necropolis
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
41.9017, 12.4541
Vatican City
Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
41.9065, 12.4534
Vatican City
'The Vision of Constantine'
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.
41.9022, 12.4539
Vatican City
Domus Sanctae Marthae
These spartan apartments are provided to clergymen visiting Vatican City.
41.9007, 12.4534
Vatican City
Vatican City Walls
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
41.9022, 12.4567
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