San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.