A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.