Tokyo, Japan
Irugi Shrine
A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.
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Tokyo, Japan
A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.
Thessaloniki, Greece
An arts and culture melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.
Istanbul, Turkey
Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Tokyo, Japan
Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.
Ecclerigg, England
These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.
Yoshimi, Japan
This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Budapest, Hungary
Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.
Tokyo, Japan
This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."
The Hague, Netherlands
The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.
London, England
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
Kawasaki, Japan
This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.
Tokyo, Japan
The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.
Dechmont, Scotland
This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.
Tarakaniv, Ukraine
This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."
Singapore
This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.
Chichibu, Japan
The birthplace of Japanese coinage.
Wilderness, South Africa
A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."
Dunfermline, Scotland
Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.
Fort-de-France, Martinique
On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.