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Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

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

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.