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Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

Built as a defensive structure, this medieval walkway road offers a unique view of the village of Brisighella.

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

An abandoned piece of phallic art repurposed by locals into a makeshift fertility shrine.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.