London, England
Camera Museum
This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.
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London, England
This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Great Malvern, England
The world's smallest commercial theater is set up in what was once a urinal for Victorian men.
Malička, Croatia
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Tokyo, Japan
Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Kasukabe, Japan
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Tokyo, Japan
The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Hakone, Japan
This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.
Sagamihara, Japan
More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.
Tokyo, Japan
If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
Chichibu, Japan
This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.
Otsuchi, Japan
A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.
New York, New York
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Warsaw, Poland
This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.
Glasgow, Scotland
Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.