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A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.