A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

World's largest pet casket company brings in up to $5 million per year in revenue.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

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

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

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

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.