Shimonoseki, Japan
Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
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Shimonoseki, Japan
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
Tallinn, Estonia
A bronze memorial to Tallinn’s most famous, and most elusive, stray dog, erected while he was still alive.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
La Pine, Oregon
A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Takachiho, Japan
Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.
Shirakawa-mura, Japan
This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.
Tokyo, Japan
This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”
Tokyo, Japan
When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.