This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

This museum is dedicated to showcasing the collection of the Mama Viña y Oscar Foundation.

A tribute to the region's rich history of pottery art.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A slope with a mysterious name recalls a discontinued pre-war energy drink.

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

The original location of the eponymous site of Japan’s Yayoi period is now lost in time.

This lesser-visited gallery in a corner of the Tokyo National Museum complex is an architectural beauty dedicated to the ancient treasures of Hōryū-ji.

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

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

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.