York, England
Shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow
A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.
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York, England
Kings Square Gravestones
This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.
Istanbul, Turkey
The Spoonmaker's Diamond
No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.
York, England
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
Harrogate, England
Turkish Baths Harrogate
The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
Harrogate, England
Old Swan Hotel
Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
'Alec the Goose'
The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Albert Memorial Clock
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
River Farset
Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
'The Salmon of Knowledge'
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Titanic Memorial Garden
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker
Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Europa Hotel
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Samson and Goliath
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
St. George's Market
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Tokyo, Japan
Haneda Ōtorii
A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.
Kawasaki, Japan
The Puchicalator
The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.
Tokyo, Japan
Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Kushiro, Japan
Lake Akan Ainu Kotan
This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.
Hokkaidō, Japan
Blue Pond
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Kyoto, Japan
Kameya Kiyonaga
This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."
Kyoto, Japan
Ichiriki
More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.
Kyoto, Japan
Issen Yoshoku
This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.
Kyoto, Japan
Statue of Izumo-no-Okuni
The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.
