Onomichi, Japan
Ribbon Chapel
This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.
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Onomichi, Japan
This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.
Tokyo, Japan
Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Ichikawa, Japan
Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.
Tokyo, Japan
This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.
Tokyo, Japan
Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.
Itoigawa, Japan
You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.
Berlin, Germany
A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.
Berlin, Germany
These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
New York, New York
Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.
Brooklyn, New York
Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.