This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

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Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Overlooked by many, this tiny sacred island in Ueno Park only opens to the public every 12 days.

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.

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

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The enigmatic symbol on this incineration plant's smokestack is, in fact, a one-of-a-kind clock.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

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

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.