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Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

Try Taiwan's iconic Apple Bread—which traditionally contains no apples—at the bakery that invented it.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.