Kan Cho's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Argolis, Greece

Mycenae

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Athens, Greece

The Gennadius Library

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.
Athens, Greece

Panathenaic Stadium Passage

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
Athens, Greece

Syntagma Square Metro Station

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece

Archaeological Site inside Monastiraki Metro Station

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Athens, Greece

St. John Around the Column

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.
Budapest, Hungary

‘The Fat Policeman’

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.
Budapest, Hungary

Adria Palace

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
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.
Tokyo, Japan

Kototoi Bridge

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.
Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Tower Wax Museum's Progressive Rock Room

permanently closed
Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.
Yokohama, Japan

Pink Holiday

permanently closed
Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.
Tokyo, Japan

'Astro Boy Mosaic'

permanently closed
Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.
Kyoto, Japan

Ukiyoe Small Museum

permanently closed
A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.
Mito, Japan

Akeno Gekijo: Ruined Japanese Stripclub

permanently closed
This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.
Tokyo, Japan

Noumin Café

permanently closed
This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.
Mito, Japan

The Queen Chateau Soapland

permanently closed
The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.
Mito, Japan

The Pearl Love Hotel

permanently closed
The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.
Tokorozawa, Japan

"Ju-On: The Grudge" House

permanently closed
An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.
Tokyo, Japan

Yurei Izakaya

permanently closed
Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.
Tokyo, Japan

The Akasaka Love Hotel

permanently closed
The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.
Tokyo, Japan

Tateishi Burger Vending Machine

permanently closed
A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.
Chigasaki, Japan

Sagami River Bridge Ruins

These medieval wooden bridge pillars appeared out of nowhere in the aftermath of a huge earthquake.
Yokohama, Japan

Indian Drinking Fountain

A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.