A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.