Nikko, Japan
'Nemuri-Neko' ('The Sleeping Cat')
Is this cat asleep or just pretending?
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Nikko, Japan
Is this cat asleep or just pretending?
Nikko, Japan
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Nikko, Japan
A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Hakone, Japan
The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Montreal, Québec
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
Montreal, Québec
A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
Montreal, Québec
Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.
Montreal, Québec
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Montreal, Québec
A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
Wichita, Kansas
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Wichita, Kansas
Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.