Kyonan, Japan
Nihonji Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Nihonji
This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.
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Kyonan, Japan
This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.
Tokyo, Japan
This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.
Tokyo, Japan
Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
Tokyo, Japan
The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
Mount Charleston, Nevada
A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Rome, Italy
Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.
Venice, Italy
Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Rome, Italy
This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Naples, Italy
A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.
Naples, Italy
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Modena, Italy
One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.