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

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.