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Taiwan

Taipei Bridge Scooter Waterfall

The cascade created by Taipei’s rush-hour traffic has become one of the city’s quirkiest photo spots.
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Nara, Japan

Naramachi Nepalese Window

A traditional Nepalese window blends into the historic merchant district of Old Nara Town.
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Hakui, Japan

Forbidden Forest at Keta Taisha Shrine

This “forbidden” sanctuary has managed to preserve a unique, ancient ecosystem.
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Kobe, Japan

Juchheim

This Western confectionery in Kobe made the German tree stump cake into a Japanese staple.
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Kyoto, Japan

Kifune Shrine

This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.
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Paimpont, France

Merlin’s Tomb

Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
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Nara, Japan

Nekodan (Cat Stairway)

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.
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Victoria, British Columbia

Cadboro-Gyro Park

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.
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Naruto, Japan

Naruto Whirlpools

The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.
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Chuo City, Japan

National Film Archive Permanent Exhibition

An exhibit tracing Japan's cinematic history in an often-overlooked national museum.
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Çanakkale, Turkey

Çanakkale Trojan Horse

The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Plovdiv Excelsior Mall

A shopping mall housed in a historic cinema and hiding ancient ruins under its floors.
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Matsue, Japan

Yomotsu-Hirasaka

The sacred slope said to mark the gateway to the underworld.
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Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.
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Moab, Utah

False Kiva

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.
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York, England

Tobacconist Napoleon Statue

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

Wakae Island Ruins

The ruins of the oldest artificial island in Japan, still used for mooring today at 800 years old.
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Seattle, Washington

Golden Age Collectables

Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.
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Kagoshima, Japan

‘Portrait of a Shout’

A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.
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Denver, Colorado

‘Notre Denver’

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
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Tokyo, Japan

Hachiman Bridge

The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.
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Tōno City, Japan

Denderano

According to local legend, elderly villagers were once brought to this hill and left to die.
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Vancouver, British Columbia

Siwash Rock

According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.
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Shime, Japan

Winding Tower of Shime Coal Mine

Japan’s only surviving winding tower.
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