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Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

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

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.