Tokyo, Japan
Chirori the Therapy Dog
A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.
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Tokyo, Japan
A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.
Tokyo, Japan
Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
Kyoto, Japan
Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Japan
The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.
Kyoto, Japan
More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Milan, Italy
The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.
Madrid, Spain
These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.
Madrid, Spain
A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.
Washington, D.C.
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Washington, D.C.
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Washington, D.C.
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Paris, France
Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.
Seville, Spain
This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.
North Adams, Massachusetts
This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.