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One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

The oldest brick saltbox house in America.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Thanks to wordplay, the earthquake-causing catfish monster has become a god of confidence at this shrine.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

This iconic “station bento” comes in an earthenware pot you can take home and repurpose.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

A dramatic landscape of ancient lava, carved into hexagonal columns by nature itself.

This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.

At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.