Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.