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This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.