The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.