Tokyo, Japan
Tamon-ji (Tanuki Temple)
Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
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Tokyo, Japan
Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
Botyre (Ayent), Switzerland
Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Paris, France
Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.
Plombières, Belgium
Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.
Brussels, Belgium
The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia
A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.
Callanna, Australia
Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.
Sluis, Netherlands
This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.
Vlissingen, Netherlands
A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.
Loenen, Netherlands
The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.
Tilburg, Netherlands
A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Takamatsu, Japan
Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.
Komaki, Japan
The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.