A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

Once a huge limestone cave that collapsed thousands of years ago, this scenic ravine is also an important archaeological site.

The remains of the Minatogawa Man found here are among the oldest known skeleton specimens from Japan.

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.

All that remains of Okinawa's royal temple are a restored gateway and a tall banyan tree.

For half a century, this Arabian-inspired retro café has been an oasis for locals in Okinawa’s central tourist area.

Archaeologists continue to debate whether this site yielded the oldest human remains in Japan.

This natural spring was once an important source of freshwater for the salty (former) island of Naha

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.

This oft-overlooked public artwork depicts another Warwickshire legend.

A rare tobacconist Napoleon statue stands inside York’s medieval guildhall.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

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

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.

A public park commemorating the iconic works of a satirist, with medieval ruins on the side.

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

In an Emirati park near the Omani border, a reconstructed Bronze Age tomb with impressive reliefs.

Underneath the Serapeum ruins lies a dark passage with nooks for books, the lesser-known “sister” to the famous ancient library.