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A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.

This unassuming tunnel’s name recalls a storied "cat pond" that has now been lost.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

A long-forgotten homage to an eldritch, sassy spider yōkai that was once worshipped here as a god.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

According to local folklore, a demon left his handprints on these boulders, which became the prefecture’s namesake.

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

The smallest statue in Brno will keep you company under the clock on Česká Street.

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

A tiny museum dedicated to the charkha, a traditional spinning wheel that became a symbol of national resistance during Gandhi's freedom movements.

The bamboo that helped Thomas Edison develop a longlasting lightbulb.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.