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Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

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.”

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

A miniature version of a legendary Dutch boulder.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.