Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.