Kamakura, Japan
The Great Buddha of Kamakura
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
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Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.