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This pub was once Euston Station.

London, England

The Euston Tap

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

Look for the cheery red and white exterior.

London, England

The Dublin Castle

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.

Albert Bridge

London, England

The Albert Bridge

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

10 Hyde Park Place.

London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

The Gasholders.

London, England

Gasholders

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

Temple Bar.

London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

Café in the Crypt

London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The Mayflower Pub.

London, England

The Mayflower Pub

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Sprookjesbos

Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

Efteling Sprookjesbos

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

At first glance, this just looks like an ordinary house.

Tilburg, Netherlands

Kunstwerk 't Draaiend Huys

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

Before entering, the gatekeeper guides you in (you won't remain blindfolded, you can use all of your senses).

Tilburg, Netherlands

Doloris's Meta Maze

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

TextielMuseum

Tilburg, Netherlands

TextielMuseum

Exploring the Netherlands’ textile past and future under one roof.

Nakagin Capsule Tower
Permanently Closed

Tokyo, Japan

Nakagin Capsule Tower

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

The sushi memorial at Namiyoke Shrine remembers the spirits of the seafood that made your lunch.

Tokyo, Japan

Sushi Memorials at Namiyoke Shrine

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn.

Tokyo, Japan

Jan Joosten Memorial

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

Fire cannons

Tokyo, Japan

Shirahige-Higashi Firewall Apartment Complex

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

The Asahi Flame

Tokyo, Japan

The Asahi Flame

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Godzilla at Nishi Rokugo

Tokyo, Japan

Nishi-Rokugō Park

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

A look into the shelter.

Tokyo, Japan

Senju Shrine Bomb Shelter

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

The mural and Shibuya Mark City.

Tokyo, Japan

Myth of Tomorrow

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Chankonabe Shinzan

Tokyo, Japan

Chankonabe Shinzan

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

Aoyama Technical College

Tokyo, Japan

Aoyama Technical College

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Japanese Sword Museum

Tokyo, Japan

Japanese Sword Museum

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

Tokyo Metropolitan Building Staff Cafeteria

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Building Staff Cafeteria

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

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