Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

Along a rail-biking route, giant insects house a two-story restaurant.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Discover the taste of mold.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.