Tokyo, Japan
Zen’yō-ji Temple
An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.
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Tokyo, Japan
An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.
Isles of Scilly, England
Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.
Isle of Wight, England
An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.
Ipswich, England
On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.
Kyoto, Japan
View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.
Leicester, England
More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Tokyo, Japan
This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.
Birmingham, England
A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
Reading, England
Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.
Warnford, England
This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.
Tokyo, Japan
Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.
Tokyo, Japan
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
Henfield, England
This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.
Warblington, England
These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.
Southampton, England
Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.
Sheffield, England
Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.
Barboursville, West Virginia
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
Velha Goa, India
A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.
Cerne Abbas, England
This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.
Bath, England
Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Chestertown, Maryland
Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.
Birmingham, England
A collection of windows created by two of the foremost leaders in the British Arts and Crafts Movement.