The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.